Arquivo / 49th mostra

According to Women, Peace and Security Index Denmark is the best country in the world to be a woman. Here, women excel in education, build careers, and can even demand that their partners take a share of the parental leave that used to fall exclusively on women. But where does that leave Danish men? The
film is a group portrait of the sensitive men who find themselves disoriented by a loss of status and wavering self-esteem. Through three generations of men
— the lovesick high schooler, the unemployed, humanities-educated father, and the struggling architect — all based in Denmark’s second-largest city, the film tells a story of not being the best, of losing both at home and in the wider world, and of feeling stuck while everyone else rushes ahead. A humorous reflection on the new gender reality and our ingrained ideas about what it means to be a “real man”.

The film received a special mention in The NORDIC:DOX Award at the CPH:DOX.